New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-02
A NEW CLEW TO THE MYSTERY.
WAS THE VICTIM A sCOTCHwOMANf

THE RAILWAY MURDER CASE NOT CLEARED UP
MANY PEOPLE AT THE MoRGUE
Another and stronger clew to the identity OF the
murdered girl at Rah "ay developed last night
through the inquiries of reporter tor The TRIBUNE
and it this time that it is impossible that any
mistake can be made On the night OF Thursday
March %, young Scotch girl dressed in green
gown with green trimmings called at tho Second
Precinct Police station in Newark She appeared TO
be about nineteen years old. She said she had landed
from Scotland on Tuesday, the I'D, and that her
name Annie Kirkpatrick. She had lett Scotland
to Join some friends at Clinton, Massachusetts, and
hnd remained at Castle Garden until Thursday when
she Thought she would contInue her journey. -
The girl had been instructed by her parents to Visit
the father OF James Fleming, who mns tanner by
trade and worked in the Clark's Thread Works at
Newark. She reached Newark at noon and made
inquiry for Fleming at the thread works, but
learned that ne not employed there. She then
returned to the Morris and Essex Railroad Station at
BiOad Street and stopped in small hotel and IN
quired what the fare would he to Clinton Alter
leaving the hotel she placed her hand in her pocket
and discovered that her purse containing ten pound
note and two soveregns was missing. Frightened ana
dismayed she then sought the police station and told
her story She sent to the FIRST Precinct station
where the officers made her comfortable for the
night Early Friday morning a representative OF the
Clark Thread Company who had been informed that
the girl had formerly worked in the cOmpanys mill at
Paisley, Scotland visited the station aud after talk
with the girl offered her work at the Newark mills,
which gladly accepted. She was to report Satur-
day morning She lett the station time in the
morning and has never been seen since.
Last night a reporter the representative OF tie
Clark Company who had engaged the girl. lie said
that the Girl wore green dress trimmed with green
and from the printed description OF her he feit
confident it Annie Kirkpatrick. 10 has Deea
his intention to report the matter to the police but he
seemed extremely ayerse to beng subjected TO annoy
the girl had money to ray her rare ont OF
town and had no friends and no motive to go away
voluntarily she has never been seen SINCE the
presumption Is strong that the similarity IN dress
age. etc, is not mere coincidence Wnen the giri
first appeared at the Second Police Precinct she al
dressed Lieutenant DOwling and she aterward saw
Detective Sergeant WambolJ who will remember all
the circums mstanccs Last Monday the doorman at Inc
police headquarters upon seeing the picture oil the
murdered girl IN the papers exclaimed that he was
the girl had nj some time been an inmate OF the
headquarters The matter will he investigated to-day
No one succeeded definitely in identifying the
murdered girl at Railway. {. H. Eldridge, OF Brook
lyn, who on Thursday certain that the girl was
his servant Mary Creney, Crcgan, yesterday went
TO Rynos morgue again with Detective Frink. OF
Inspector Byrncs's staff. and was still satisfied that
il was hi. former servant Frink had lively discus
sion with Mr. Eldridge in the railroad station, toe
detective assuring Mr. Eldridge that he was in error
Just after they lett the Morgue Chief OF Police
Tooker received dispatch from state Detective
Haggerty stating that the Syracuse GIRL Mary Creney
was alive and well at the house OF her sister, at No.
III North Elliott place, Brooklyn, where she had
been working as dressmaker; mat telesram
exploded all the theories held by the police. the
MAYOR and tho Coroner. The inquest Was 10 begln
Yesterday but in the absence OF all evidence ~ TO tnc
name the girl, where she came from ana how sue
there Coroner Terrell postponed the IN uest ior
another week.
Some people in Railway think that tho man who cut
the girls throat does not live tar from the Railway
station The police clear kecch and Froaatt from
all suspicon. IL is stated that the missing Mrs.
Kecch IL on Backwells Island, New fOrk under the
name of Jane Boylan Mayor DAILY has ordered that
the body OF the girl shall he put public view at the
Morgue today and tomorrow so that the great num-
her OF persons who have reported rienas or reIat IS
missing may look ut the features and clothing o! the
victim. All OF the clothing worn bI her, the knife
the egg basket. and the jewelry will DO shown 10
every tomorrow.
L. 81. lima t,t te Boston.
held in police hcadquarters as SUSPICIOUS
rerson. Ycstcrday lie produced his badge and
papers and showed about S23 in money rs there was
no proof against him. he was discharges.
Among those wto called ycstertay were two young
mem They spent considerable time in examining the
face ard clothing of the dead woman ana seemed
satisfied that they recognized the body but were ex
trrmcly rtticrnt 10 who they were or whom they
thought the girl was One of the men was SAID to be
"A clerk in tn. office at smith 4 McNrIs hotel III this
ciiy The police working on a clew IN the
.rcction of Cartercl, tour mites east ot Railway
the Long Branch Railroad. Mrs. II. H. Dudley, OF
No lO7 Wavcrly place. las written for a photograph
of the murdered grl She thinks she was friend OF
hers. now missing. -,
When Neary ,pusared Mt Railway Wednesday
he said he was looking Tor missing Kate Ne1ry.
lie said that when in Ncw-Ycrk he always stopped at
j. II. Bcckers. No. l6i Ihird.aye. where his sister
boarded when in the city. Mr.. Becker keeps small
cg1l store and lives No. 73 East Eighty st.
To TRIBUNE reporter he said
keep any bo.rdcrs whatever moreover do not
m ne his man Who gives he name Of Ncary
lie Is harmless man m3 irs1ents m % my s re- m, g ner Ge
my store and talk ing about the murder and sah
0i % "a. ~. H., men mem No. m gM % on nj m, and said that ho
had hre out 10 detective hrin.
nulpEtr1n, April Mrs. Sadie Mann. OF No 205
seuatest Camden. believes from the description OF the
Mann has written TO Morguc Keeper Ryno' ol Kahway.
n photograph She refuses Ia give the name OF her
sister merely stating that she left here In an angry mood